Voting Alert: Automatically Registered Voters May Declare Their Political Party Affiliation at the Primary Election
Department of Elections | Department of Elections - Kent County Office | Department of Elections - New Castle County Office | Department of Elections - State Election Commissioner | Department of Elections - Sussex County Office | Date Posted: Monday, September 9, 2024
The Delaware Department of Elections is informing voters that automatically registered voters may declare their party at the State Primary Election, September 10, 2024. Delaware is a Closed Primary State, meaning that only voters affiliated with the Democratic or Republican parties may vote in their party’s Primary Election. Eligible Voters must vote at their assigned Polling Place, and Polling Places are open from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Primary Election Day.
Automatic Voter Registration at DMV
Department of Elections | Department of Elections - Kent County Office | Department of Elections - New Castle County Office | Department of Elections - State Election Commissioner | Department of Elections - Sussex County Office | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2023
The new process only applies to new Delaware voters. Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) creates a seamless system between DMV and DOE for the transfer of new voters’ registrant data into Delaware’s voter registration database.
URGENT: Get Your Ballot In!
Department of Elections | Department of Elections - State Election Commissioner | Date Posted: Saturday, October 31, 2020
Use the secured ballot drop boxes when returning your voted absentee or vote by mail ballot.Voted ballots must be returned to the county office that issued them by 8PM on Election Day. They may NOT be dropped off at any polling places.Visit de.gov/ballotbox for information on voting by mail in Delaware.Please Note: All absentee or […]
Accessible Voting Available for July 7th Presidential Primary
Department of Elections | Department of Elections - Kent County Office | Department of Elections - New Castle County Office | Department of Elections - State Election Commissioner | Department of Elections - Sussex County Office | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Accessible Voting Available for July 7th Presidential Primary The Delaware Department of Elections (“Department”) and Disabilities Law Program of Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“DLP”) are pleased to announce the reactivation of Delaware’s pilot accessible absentee voting program through Democracy Live. This system offers electronic delivery of accessible ballots, a ballot marking tool, and submission […]
Changes in upcoming School Board and Municipal Elections
Department of Elections | Department of Elections - Kent County Office | Department of Elections - New Castle County Office | Department of Elections - State Election Commissioner | Department of Elections - Sussex County Office | Newsroom | School Board Elections | Date Posted: Monday, March 30, 2020
Wilmington. Governor Carney changed upcoming School Board and Municipal Elections in his 6th update to the State of Emergency. The Governor ordered School Board elections scheduled for May 12th delayed until June 16th. He also ordered municipal elections scheduled before May 15th cancelled and rescheduled no earlier than May 15, 2020. The Governor further ordered […]
